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[UPDATE] May 20 - Sentinel - New Article
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Mima
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 		[UPDATE] May 20 - Sentinel - New Article
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View from Earth: Urban Boundaries
By RON LENZI
Recently, I read the article regarding the development of the Northside Preserve and the subsequent poll stating 74% of Earth inhabitants were against it. As a resident of Earth, it is my opinion the confinement of "urban sprawl" is merely a lesson in futility; a 'stay of execution' for natural areas.

We're inhabitants of the planet we live on. We use the land. If need arises, I do not see any solution other than to use more land to continue our expansion.


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Populations increase. When they do, those people require places to live, work and shop. If we are not allowed to expand outward, or take up park areas within cities, the only other option I see is to expand upward. This, however, proves far more effort than worth.

On Earth, while we can build structures over a thousand feet tall, the cost and danger of erecting such buildings everywhere is not feasible. Air conditioning, electricity, water, waste removal, and travel through the structure would become a bigger social and financial problem if more of these "live/work" towers were constructed. Far less would be saved erecting these structures than taking over more land for outward expansion.

I am pleased to see a large number of Perplex City citizens agree with the new development. Parks and other open land areas can exist outside of the city, and people can visit them if they are looking for that type of recreation. The comfort and smooth operation of the city must be put first, with preservation of land taking a back seat to progress.


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 		Plus the additional in 'More Headlines' - purely noted for its scaryness Shocked - what more can they do???

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 		And the article comes with a ickle drawing as well... view from Earth by a cartoon man?
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Muffin wrote:
Plus the additional in 'More Headlines' - purely noted for its scaryness Shocked - what more can they do???

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Next-Gen Keys Unveiled


Well they'll do everything in HD, of course. And the new controllers will look completely retarded. Oh wait, next-gen keys. I thought we were talking about Microsoft, not Perplex City. Sorry about that...
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Mikeyj
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 		Whose is that then? Any takers...? Bit contentious if you ask me! Very tempted to write a response...except for the fact that these pictures aren't the most flattering really, are they?

If anyone's brave enough...can you stick the original photo up (maybe on the player's gallery on the wiki)? That could be interesting!
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spaceXplorer
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 		It was Max Steele - see this thread over here.

Yeh, just slightly contentious! I'm assuming (hoping? praying?) that this was just Max being tongue-in-cheek, rather than actually being serious?

Max, you there?
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Scott
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 		I kinda like the pics Smile it's a great way of rewarding those who take part (besides, of course, getting printed.) what a really cool idea Smile

As a matter of debate, Ron/Max makes a good case. Urband spawl isn't an inherently evil thing. The world is in fFact quite large, and will sustain a great deal more urban-space than we currently have. This is not to say we should pave the earth and all that. I'm a conservationist, and have seen what happens when urban sprawl goes mad. But the answer, as ever, lies somewhere in the middle.
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Max Steele
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 		My "View From Earth" article is up!
Yay! They put my article up on the Sentinel! And my illustration also, which has become my new forum avatar. Smile


UPDATE:

Here is my real photo / illustrated photo:

http://wiki.incognitus.net/gallery/ppcp/max_compare

I also had an internal debate as to if I wanted to use my online name or my real name for the article. I decided on the real name. Smile

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hannah
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 		the editor emailled me today apologising for not asking for a photo so they could have an illustration accompanying my article. they asked me to send a photo so they could include an illustration in their archives Surprised

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Max Steele
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 		Excellent! Hope to see your illustration as your avatar soon. Smile

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